underprivileged
Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society. adj usu ADJ n
(=deprived, disadvantaged)
...helping underprivileged children to learn to read., ...the hideous effects of government cuts on underprivileged families.
The underprivileged are people who are underprivileged., n-plural the N
...government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged.